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A Whisper and a Curse by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHadrian Becket, the Earl of Ravenhurst, has always scorned the supernatural—until a head injury left him with the unnerving ability to see visions through touch. Though he loathes the curse, it’s proven invaluable in solving murder investigations alongside Miss Matilda Wren...Categorized as:
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![The Sinclair and Raven Collection by Wendy Vella]()
The Sinclair and Raven Collection by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRead this blockbuster series today! Regency romance with a touch of magic from USA Today bestselling author Wendy Vella Legend says the Sinclairs heightened senses are a result of a long ago pact between them and the powerful Raven family. To Honor and Protect those of Raven blood is their creed... -
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![An Imperfect Gentleman by Wendy Vella]()
An Imperfect Gentleman by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRuined in the eyes of society, and removed from the only world they’d ever known, the Nightingale siblings vow never to be victims again. They will build their new life on what they’d once ignored. Being a clairvoyant is an excellent survival skill.A power he vows will not control him…After society turned its back on the Nightingales, Alexander knew it was time to face what he’d always denied... -
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The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsA foundling, an old book of dark fairy tales, a secret garden, an aristocratic family, a love denied, and a mystery. The Forgotten Garden is a captivating, atmospheric and compulsively readable story of the past, secrets, family and memory from the international best-selling author Kate Morton. Cassandra is lost, alone and grieving...Categorized as:
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![Aura of Night by Heather Graham]()
Aura of Night by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTrue evil never dies. It only waits in the dark.All book editor Megan Law wants is to bury the memory of her brutal kidnapping and move on with her life. So when her publisher asks her to spin her hellish experience into the next bestseller, Megan agrees only because it might help keep other women safe... -
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Voice of Fear by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA killer is looking to silence them, once and for all. FBI agent Jordan Wallace is close to cracking the human trafficking case she’s been working, when she does the one thing she should never do: let her guard down. The botched undercover mission is semisalvaged by the last-minute appearance of criminal psychologist Patrick Law, but Jordan can’t imagine making a worse first impression... -
![Two Secrets to Surrender by Grace Callaway]()
Two Secrets to Surrender by Grace Callaway
From USA Today Bestseller Grace Callaway comes a steamy enemies-to-lovers historical romance with a secret identity, a cozy village that might be cursed, and a love worth fighting for!The only thing hotter than their animosity is their attraction.Lady Gigi Harrington has a plan: save her sleepy village from ruin and prove she's more than just a pretty debutante... -
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When She Dreams by Amanda Quick
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsReturn to 1930s Burning Cove, California, the glamorous seaside playground for Hollywood stars, mobsters, spies, and a host of others who find more than they bargain for in this mysterious town... -
![The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz]()
The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker found herself charmed by the recently deceased perfume salesman, Mr Edward 'Teddy' Tate, as were many of his former clients... -
![One Kiss to Desire by Grace Callaway]()
One Kiss to Desire by Grace Callaway
When a wounded lord hires a housekeeper in disguise, secrets smolder and sparks fly in this grumpy sunshine, enemies to lovers historical romance with heat, humor, and heart!Grappling with a life-changing injury, piano virtuoso Lord Ethan Harrington wants solitude. Chudleigh Bottoms, a quirky village in the middle of nowhere, seems like the place to find it...Categorized as:
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![From the Ashes by Sabrina Flynn]()
From the Ashes by Sabrina Flynn
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAshes to ashes; dust to dust. Unfortunately, memories aren’t so easily buried.San Francisco, 1900. Atticus Riot returns home with death on his heels and grief in his heart. After twenty years of roaming the Barbary Coast, the gambler-turned detective is about to toss the game for good. But man plans and God laughs: the case of a missing heiress draws him in its wake... -
![Up and Down by Robert Thier]()
Up and Down by Robert Thier
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe tables are turned: having magically stopped aging in the 19th century, Lilly Linton is no longer the secretary for cold, stone faced business-magnate Rikkard Ambrose. Now, in the 21st century, the roles are reversed... -
![Forget Me Not by Michelle M. Pillow]()
Forget Me Not by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsRe-Edited and Revised 17th Anniversary EditionRegency Paranormal Gothic RomanceFrom NYT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow comes a tragically beautiful love story that defies perception.When the scandalously independent Isabel Drake refuses to marry the man her parents choose for her, they force her to take lessons on how to become a respectable lady... -
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Ruthless Legacy by Dakota Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes the only way out is through.The League has finally unveiled their plans for me, and to gain my compliance they’re going after people I care about.The only chance I have at the future I dream about, is to accept a title I don’t want.Things are different on this side of the divide, and adapting to the change isn’t easy.Deacon’s a constant source of strength and encouragement...Categorized as:
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![The Widowed Witch of Kriegspiel by S.L. Prater]()
The Widowed Witch of Kriegspiel by S.L. Prater
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“Are you a lawman, Inspector? Or my man?”A priest has been murdered. Inspector Bastion is selected to lead the case, but he’s got more on his mind than justice. Ten years prior, he lost his heart to the victim's now-widowed wife—but she'd already been paired in marriage against her will... -
![Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin]()
Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
![The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas]()
The Possession of Alba Díaz by Isabel Cañas
When a demonic presence awakens deep in a Mexican silver mine, the young woman it seizes must turn to the one man she shouldn’t trust…from bestselling author Isabel Cañas.In 1765, plague sweeps through Zacatecas. Alba flees with her wealthy merchant parents and fiancé, Carlos, to his family’s isolated mine for refuge... -
![Violent Delights by Rebecca Massey]()
Violent Delights by Rebecca Massey
"I didn’t deserve to live. Not after this. This was the final sin to damn my soul."Cherry is running away from her abusive boyfriend when she picks up a stranded hitchhiker on an Indiana highway.Kasper is an escaped murderer from a Kentucky prison trying to make his way across the Canadian border... -
![Mistress of Darkness: A Gothic Romance by Hazel Hunter]()
Mistress of Darkness: A Gothic Romance by Hazel Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGwen Archer does not fear the curse of Dredthorne Hall. Instead it is the message she must deliver that gives her pause: she will inform her future brother-in-law, Christopher, that her sister has run away. But what Gwen discovers at the Hall is far worse than being the bearer of bad tidings. She finds Christopher’s older brother, the reticent and rude Robert Sheraton, there to greet her... -
![Taming His Alpha by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester]()
Taming His Alpha by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester
When an Omega with zero social filters and an Alpha too full of himself clash, sparks fly in a heated battle that will end with at least one of them broken.Joshua has no patience for people, which makes finding a job hard. His mouth runs off before his brain can caution restraint, and it's gotten him fired more than once... -
![Conspiracy To Murder by Heather Graham]()
Conspiracy To Murder by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDon’t miss this heart-racing story from “the queen of romantic suspense,” New York Times bestselling author Heather Graham. Is she a suspect or a target? A year after the chilling death of her mentor, criminologist Harley Frasier is still rattled. Secretly she’s suspected murder all along... -
![The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo]()
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSome people think foxes are similar to ghosts because we go around collecting qi, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .Manchuria, 1908.In the last years of the dying Qing Empire, a courtesan is found frozen in a doorway... -
![Lord of The Isles by Debbie Mazzuca]()
Lord of The Isles by Debbie Mazzuca
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAfter traveling to Scotland on business, the bed of a highland laird is the last place Ali Graham expected to wake up. But there's no mistaking the irresistibly masculine Scottish Highlander whose chamber she's accidentally infiltrated--or the severe wound he's suffered in battle. As a doctor, Ali knows how to heal his injury, how to nurse his body back to health... -
![A Midnight Requiem: The Ghostly Hour by Maeve Greyson, Celeste Barclay]()
A Midnight Requiem: The Ghostly Hour by Maeve Greyson, Celeste Barclay
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen doors creak in darkened chambers and eerie sounds echo through the corridors. When the distant sounds of church bells signal the midnight hour — that is the time when spirits dwell, singing their spectral requiem for lost loves and beckoning the living with ghostly fingers… join us, join us…... -
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![Whispering Twilight by Melissa McShane]()
Whispering Twilight by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPERU, 1815. Bess Hanley, fresh from service with England’s War Office and grieving the loss of her dearest friend, embarks on a sea voyage that ends in disaster. Shipwrecked off the coast of Peru, Bess’s Extraordinary ability to mentally communicate with anyone is not enough to prevent her from being kidnapped by a lost tribe of Incas... -
![Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson]()
Let the Dead Keep Their Secrets by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries… In Gilded Age New York, heiress Prudence MacKenzie and ex-Pinkerton Geoffrey Hunter investigate crimes that take them from the slums of Five Points in lower Manhattan to the Fifth Avenue mansions of society's elite... -
![Ravenwood by Margaux Gillis, Margarita Gakis]()
Ravenwood by Margaux Gillis, Margarita Gakis
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe night of the full moon…. Still grieving the recent death of her parents, Elinore Reed is called to live with family she’s never met at Ravenwood. A carriage accident leaves her alone, in the forest, on the night of the full moon, where something lurks in the trees. A bite that will not heal… After being bitten in the woods, Elinore fears for her sanity. The bite is turning black... -
![The Haunting of Rose Abbey by Kathleen Ayers]()
The Haunting of Rose Abbey by Kathleen Ayers
Edwina doesn’t believe in ghosts, or love. Until she arrives at Rose Abbey and comes face to face with both.Miss Edwina Collins, impoverished spinster, has no choice but to seek employment after the death of her father. Stubbornly refusing to take charity from her cousin, Lord Southwell, she applies for the position of secretary at Rose Abbey, a remote estate rumored to be haunted... -
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Caged by Grace White
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith Atchison College deemed too unsafe, Terra Materson finds herself whisked away to a safe house; a short-term solution while the guys figure out their next steps. But her safe haven becomes Terra’s worst nightmare.As Gaia’s power grows stronger by the minute; Terra’s feelings towards her four protectors become more confusing than ever... -
![Wickedly Obsessed by Miranda May]()
Wickedly Obsessed by Miranda May
Alessandra, mafia princess, heir to the Valentino family. That’s been my life from the moment I was born. It’s only been my father and me for as long as I can remember, until Teresa and her twin sons come into the picture... -
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Wedding Disaster by B. B. Hamel
Marrying my player boss was not part of the plan.Conlan Costa screwed up again. He’s rich, gorgeous, powerful, charming, and the man can’t keep it in his pants.When he bangs the wrong girl and gets in deep trouble, he turns to me for help.I’ve been Con’s personal assistant for three years, and I’ve seen the worst of vain, greedy, self-destructive, and worse...Categorized as:
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![The Paid Companion by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
The Paid Companion by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
The Earl of St. Merryn needs a woman. His intentions are purely practical - he simply wants someone sensible and suitably lovely to pose as his betrothed for a few weeks among polite society. He has his own agenda to pursue, and a false fiance will keep the husband-hunters at bay while he goes about his business. The simplest solution is to hire a paid companion...Categorized as:
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![Precious Red Pearls: A Dark Sapphic Captivity Romance by Holly Hawthorne]()
Precious Red Pearls: A Dark Sapphic Captivity Romance by Holly Hawthorne
Tonight, I find myself craving her wrath just as much as I do her pleasure...Being bought as a blood slave for Roseshire’s vampire elite is Pearl’s greatest fear—and the only thing she’s been raised to be.So when she’s purchased by the county’s most elusive and feared vampiress, Lady Veilthorn, and sequestered to her gothic manor on a night, Pearl has no doubt her young life is over... -
![Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Louisa Jane Underwood]()
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Louisa Jane Underwood
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGentle Reader,It could have been a scene from one of my novels. As a rule, respectable ladies do not accept calls from Mysterious Gentlemen on business of the most grave importance--but I confess that I was possessed of a lively curiosity. The past three years had been so determinedly dull, I hoped Mr. Adam Hardesty would offer a tiny respite from it. Indeed, upon first glance, Mr... -
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![Dark Prince by Eve Silver]()
Dark Prince by Eve Silver
Innkeeper’s daughter Jane Heatherington is sold into indentured servitude to cover her father’s debts, sold to Aidan Warrick, a man whose handsome face and form mock the rumors that skulk in his shadow, rumors that paint him a smuggler, a pirate…and worse... -
![Beauty and the Blade by S. C. Grayson, Mystic Owl]()
Beauty and the Blade by S. C. Grayson, Mystic Owl
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMost London socialites dream of marrying for love or status, but Contessa’s wedding is about justice—and revenge.Nathanial Woodrow is known on the streets of London as the Beast, leader of the fearsome Lion gang who mark their victims with three slashes on their face...Categorized as:
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Deadlight Hall by Sarah Rayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA long-ago crime continues to menace the present in this spine-chilling tale of supernatural suspense. When Michael Flint is asked by a colleague to investigate a reputedly haunted house, he is intrigued. Leo Rosendale’s childhood was blighted by a macabre tragedy in the grim Deadlight Hall – a tragedy that occurred towards the end of World War II, involving a set of twins who vanished... -
![Butterflies by K.J. Charles]()
Butterflies by K.J. Charles
Journalist Robert Caldwell is still smarting from his first encounter with ghost-hunter Simon Feximal. Their night in a haunted house was thrilling, but the aftermath leaves Robert hurt, disappointed, and resolved not to see Simon again. But just a few days later their paths cross once more, this time investigating a pair of mysterious deaths: two corpses shrouded in butterflies... -
![Desire Me by Robyn DeHart]()
Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Legend Hunters . . . The Men of Solomon's meet in secret, their very existence only a rumor among the best of Victorian society. They are treasure hunters, men of wealth and title, seekers of myths and legends. And no legend is as mystifying as the lost city of Atlantis . . -
![Lies That Comfort and Betray by Rosemary Simpson]()
Lies That Comfort and Betray by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…Heiress Prudence MacKenzie is a valuable partner to attorney Geoffrey Hunter, despite the fact that women are not admitted to the bar in New York’s Gilded Age... -
![House of Shadows by Darcie Coates]()
House of Shadows by Darcie Coates
Sophie’s world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She’s still reeling from the news when she’s offered an unexpected solution: Mr Argenton, a wealthy stranger, asks for her hand in marriage... -
![Before Time Runs Out by Amy Matayo]()
Before Time Runs Out by Amy Matayo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGraduate student Bree Sanders is failing the one class she needs to get her degree. So when her professor gives her an ultimatum—ace her dissertation or risk having to repeat her final semester—she knows she has to pull out all the stops... -
![A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman, Sarah Zimmerman]()
A Lady's Guide to Gossip and Murder by Dianne Freeman, Sarah Zimmerman
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThough American by birth, Frances Wynn, the now-widowed Countess of Harleigh, has adapted admirably to the quirks and traditions of the British aristocracy. On August twelfth each year, otherwise known as the Glorious Twelfth, most members of the upper class retire to their country estates for grouse-shooting season... -
![Shades of Midnight by Linda Fallon, Linda Winstead Jones]()
Shades of Midnight by Linda Fallon, Linda Winstead Jones
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsTHE GHOST OF A CHANCE Summoning the man who left her at the altar two years ago is definitely a last resort for Eve Abernathy. But paranormal expert Lucien Thorpe is the only person who can rid her house of the uneasy ghosts--noisy, lovemaking ghosts, no less--who haunt it, and her.. -
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![Dawn's Promise by A.W. Exley]()
Dawn's Promise by A.W. Exley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA heart prepared to die that has never lived or loved... Born with fragile health, Dawn Uxbridge has lived a sheltered existence. Her lonely days are filled by drawing fanciful landscapes and nurturing plants. When tragedy strikes, she finds herself alone and penniless with only one talent—a green thumb... -
![태양의 주인 [Taeyang'eui Juin] by Solddam, 둥그라미]()
태양의 주인 [Taeyang'eui Juin] by Solddam, 둥그라미
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsByan is from Seo's Village but with different hair and healing abilities than the other villagers that's why she got bullied and ignored by the others...they got her mother killed and sold her as a concubine to the Emperor who was known as a tyrant and enjoyed killing. However, Byan discovers that she had healing abilities by feeding her blood to others and her journey begins from there...Categorized as:
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![Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Wait Until Midnight by Amanda Quick, Jayne Ann Krentz
MP3 CD FormatThe sins of Adam Hardesty's past have been discovered. And if he does not hunt down his blackmailer quickly, his secrets will be revealed to all . But there is an obstacle in his sensation novelist Caroline Fordyce. She knows that Adam's quest for justice could shatter her own reputation-and mire her family in lethal scandal. And she fears what he may find... -
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The Moor by Laurie R. King
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the eerie wasteland of Dartmoor, Sherlock Holmes summons his devoted wife and partner, Mary Russell, from her studies at Oxford to aid the investigation of a death and some disturbing phenomena of a decidedly supernatural origin...Categorized as:
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![Taking Two by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester]()
Taking Two by Sophie O'Dare, Lyn Forester
Gael fell in love once and swore never to go through that pain again. But what happens when the one who broke his heart reappears?Gael Clarke has never forgotten the pain of his first heartbreak. It left his life a wreck, cost him his family, and nearly ended his life...Categorized as:
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![What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson]()
What the Dead Leave Behind by Rosemary Simpson
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFor fans of HBO’s The Gilded Age, explore the dark side of the alluring world of America’s 19th century elite in this gripping series of riveting mysteries…Set amidst the opulent mansions and cobblestone streets of Old New York, this enthralling historical mystery by Rosemary Simpson brings the Gilded Age to life—in a tantalizing tale of old money, new love, and grave suspicion . .Categorized as:
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